Little Longnose
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{{Infobox film
| name = Little Longnose
| image = Littlelongnose.jpg
| caption = Original poster
| alt =
| director = Ilya Maximov
| producer = Sergey Selyanov
Aleksandr Boyarsky
| writer = Wilhelm Hauff (story)
| screenplay = Aleksandr Boyarsky
| starring =
| music = Valentin Vasenkov
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = Melnitsa Animation Studio
| distributor = Intercinema Art
| released = {{Film date|2003|03|20}}
| runtime = 79 minutes
| country = Russia
| language = Russian
| budget =
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Little Longnose ({{langx|ru|Ка́рлик Нос}}, Karlik Nos) is a Russian traditionally animated feature film directed by Ilya Maximov. It was co-produced by Melnitsa Animation Studio and CTB, and is the first feature-length animated film by either company. The film is a combined adaptation of the fairy tales "Dwarf Nose" and "Little Muck" by Wilhelm Hauff.
It opened in Russia on March 20, 2003, and had 375,000 admissions during its theatrical run. A computer game based on the film was produced by Melnitsa, K-D Labs, and 1C.
Plot
A witch seeks out a kind-hearted child in order to awaken a great stone beast named Dagal. She tracks down Jacob, the son of the shoemaker Heinz and the grocer Hanna, and invites him into her castle. When Jacob refuses to aid the witch in her plan, the witch transforms him into an ugly hunchbacked dwarf with a long nose. The witch is convinced that Jacob will be unable to withstand the social rejection and return to her. Jacob finds that seven years have passed during his time in the castle; Heinz died of grief in Jacob's absence, and Hanna is unable to recognize Jacob upon his return. At the same time, the King's daughter Princess Greta is turned into a goose by the witch after she discovers her in her father's library stealing a spell which will help her rule the kingdom. Jacob and Greta meet and plan to overthrow the witch and get back to their families and true forms.
Cast
- Albert Asadullin as Jacob
- Elena Shulman as young Jacob
- Evgenia Igumnova as Greta
- Natalia Danilova as the Witch
- Igor Shibanov as Urban
- Ivan Krasko as the King
See also
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070519044345/http://www.melnitsa.com/pages/04ourworkfilm.html Official site at Melnitsa]
- {{IMDb title|id=0378262|title=Karlik nos}}
Category:2000s children's animated films
Category:2003 children's films
Category:Films based on fairy tales
Category:Films based on works by Wilhelm Hauff
Category:Melnitsa Animation Studio animated films
Category:Russian animated films
Category:Russian children's fantasy films
Category:Films based on German short stories
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